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Kelly, Tommy

 Person

Staff Only

Biographical note

Tommy Kelly is a Scottish Highland bagpipes, drums, tin whistle, and saxophone player in the Boston area. He has played with a variety of groups, including his family (parents Jimmy and Sally, sister Maureen), the Greater Boston Pipe Band, and the Connacht Ceili Band led by Tommy Sheridan. In 2000, the Kelly Family was inducted into the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Northeast Region Hall of Fame.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Afternoon Masters Concert, 1995 October 1

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes two independent audio recordings.

Access Note Collection is open for research. Audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Multitrack audio recordings (DTRS and ADAT) cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. In a few instances for which audio was exclusively recorded in one of these formats, migration was outsourced.Original digital text and image files in this...
Dates: 1995 October 1
Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1995

Evening Masters Concert, 1995 October 1

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival is primarily documented through audio and video recordings of music and dance performances and lectures. There are also extensive color snapshot photographs of the festival, and these include classes and workshops as well as concerts and lectures. A smaller amount of paper and born-digital files from Séamus Connolly and Chrysandra Walter capture event planning through correspondence, class descriptions, evaluations, press releases, artist schedules,...
Access Note Collection is open for research. Audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Multitrack audio recordings (DTRS and ADAT) cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. In a few instances for which audio was exclusively recorded in one of these formats, migration was outsourced.Original digital text and image files in this...
Dates: 1995 October 1
Found in: / Boston College Gaelic Roots Festival records / 1995

Sally and Jimmy Kelly collection of Irish music

 Collection
Identifier: IM-M199-2015
Abstract

Collection documents traditional Cape Breton and Irish music in the 1960s through the 1990s with live recordings of social gatherings, concerts, and radio shows performed in Massachusetts, Canada, and Ireland by various musicians, including Sally and Jimmy Kelly.

Access Note

The audio recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: approximately 1968-1997

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